Post by Lisa on Jun 15, 2005 16:04:46 GMT -5
I just found this information and thought I would share.
There are several sites listed in google on the subject.
I've included three here plus get a load of the fourth.
For the old timers....have we been there done that?
It's the first I've heard of it.
This new parasite is talked about at a skin disease site called Dercum.
members.tripod.com/Dercums_Data/parasite.html
snipet:
Tissue lesions were characterised by peculiar cytoplasmic sacs containing
minute cells with very prominent nucleoli. The pathological process was
recognised as a parasitic infection, although its features were different
from those of any known eukaryotic pathogen. Phylogenetic analysis of
a 357 bp 18S rDNA sequence amplified directly from the involved tissue
indicated that the causative agent was a previously-uncharacterised cestode.
The open-biopsy material of the mesenteric mass consisted of dense
fibroadipose tissue within a rim of lymphatic tissue with an extensive
inflammatory reaction characterised by fibrinous exudate, macrophages,
and scattered groups of neutrophils forming microabscesses.
The large--presumably immature--cell has small, inconspicuous mitochondria
the saccular structures have become thin channels and the cytoplasm is condensed
These results and the morphological data, suggest that the nests of cells represent
a tissue-invasive larval stage of a cestode-like organism.
our analysis suggests that this parasite is a previously-unknown cestode.
In fact neither we, nor any of the experts on human and veterinary parasitic diseases we consulted, have seen this micro-organism before.
another site mentioning the findings
www.infowest.com/business/g/gentle/parasites.html
snipet:
Moreover, they contained plenty of silicon, which is extremely rare in human cells.
Still, they didn't bear any clear resemblance to any known pathogens.
The genetic resemblance proved to be the only solid clue: the researchers now believe they may have discovered a new and uncommonly awful tapeworm. "Maybe this is a parasite that only infects individuals that are immunodeficient," says Fajardo. "But it was so aggressive that one worries whether this parasite can also infect other individuals."
here's another
www.bodyfixer.com/parakill.htm
snipet
This parasite, however, spread from the intestines in a large, tumour-like mass.
Doctors are unsure whether that mass was a tangle of large tubes or a group of smaller organisms.
Here we find the same two doctors in an article about DOP.
myhealth.atriumhealthplan.com/topic/parasitosis;jsessionid=1EMQEN3HEM0VGCTYAEOTF4Q
There are several sites listed in google on the subject.
I've included three here plus get a load of the fourth.
For the old timers....have we been there done that?
It's the first I've heard of it.
This new parasite is talked about at a skin disease site called Dercum.
members.tripod.com/Dercums_Data/parasite.html
snipet:
Tissue lesions were characterised by peculiar cytoplasmic sacs containing
minute cells with very prominent nucleoli. The pathological process was
recognised as a parasitic infection, although its features were different
from those of any known eukaryotic pathogen. Phylogenetic analysis of
a 357 bp 18S rDNA sequence amplified directly from the involved tissue
indicated that the causative agent was a previously-uncharacterised cestode.
The open-biopsy material of the mesenteric mass consisted of dense
fibroadipose tissue within a rim of lymphatic tissue with an extensive
inflammatory reaction characterised by fibrinous exudate, macrophages,
and scattered groups of neutrophils forming microabscesses.
The large--presumably immature--cell has small, inconspicuous mitochondria
the saccular structures have become thin channels and the cytoplasm is condensed
These results and the morphological data, suggest that the nests of cells represent
a tissue-invasive larval stage of a cestode-like organism.
our analysis suggests that this parasite is a previously-unknown cestode.
In fact neither we, nor any of the experts on human and veterinary parasitic diseases we consulted, have seen this micro-organism before.
another site mentioning the findings
www.infowest.com/business/g/gentle/parasites.html
snipet:
Moreover, they contained plenty of silicon, which is extremely rare in human cells.
Still, they didn't bear any clear resemblance to any known pathogens.
The genetic resemblance proved to be the only solid clue: the researchers now believe they may have discovered a new and uncommonly awful tapeworm. "Maybe this is a parasite that only infects individuals that are immunodeficient," says Fajardo. "But it was so aggressive that one worries whether this parasite can also infect other individuals."
here's another
www.bodyfixer.com/parakill.htm
snipet
This parasite, however, spread from the intestines in a large, tumour-like mass.
Doctors are unsure whether that mass was a tangle of large tubes or a group of smaller organisms.
Here we find the same two doctors in an article about DOP.
myhealth.atriumhealthplan.com/topic/parasitosis;jsessionid=1EMQEN3HEM0VGCTYAEOTF4Q